UYeremiya
11:1 Ilizwi elafikayo kuYeremiya, livela kuYehova, lalisithi,
11:2 Waveni amazwi alo mnqophiso, nithethe kumadoda akwaYuda, nithethe
kubemi baseYerusalem;
11:3 Uze uthi kubo, Utsho uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli, ukuthi, Yabona, ndikuvile; Uqalekisiwe lowo
umntu ongawathobeliyo amazwi alo mnqophiso;
11:4 endabawisela umthetho ngako ooyihlo, mini ndabakhuphayo
welizwe laseYiputa, kwiziko lesinyithi, ndisithi, Liphulaphuleni ilizwi lam, nikuphulaphule
nenze ngako konke endiniwisela umthetho ngako; noba ngabantu bam;
ndibe nguThixo wenu;
11:5 ukuze ndisimise isifungo endasifungela ooyihlo, ukuba ndisimise
ubanike ilizwe elibaleka amasi nobusi, njengoko kunjalo namhla. Emva koko
Ndaphendula ndathi, Makube njalo, Yehova.
11:6 Wathi uYehova kum, Wamemezeni onke la mazwi emizini yase
kwaYuda nasezitratweni zaseYerusalem, esithi, Yivani amazwi kakumkani
lo mnqophiso, niwenze.
11:7 Ngokuba ndaqononondisa kooyihlo ngemini yokuzisa kwam
baphuma ezweni laseYiputa, kude kube namhla, bevuka kusasa;
bemangala besithi, Lithobeleni ilizwi lam.
11:8 Ke abevanga, abayithobanga indlebe yabo; bahamba elowo endleleni
ubungqola bentliziyo yabo embi; ngoko ke ndiya kubazisela bonke bephela
amazwi alo mnqophiso, ndabawisela umthetho ngawo, ukuba bawenze; benjenjalo
hayi bona.
11:9 Wathi uYehova kum, Kufunyenwe iyelenqe phakathi kwamadoda akwaYuda.
naphakathi kwabemi baseYerusalem.
11:10 Babuyele kwizinto ezigwenxa zookhokho babo
akavuma ukuweva amazwi am; basuka balandela thixo bambi ukuze babakhonze.
indlu kaSirayeli nendlu kaYuda ziwaphule umnqophiso wam endinimisele wona
Ndenze nootata babo.
11:11 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ukuthi, Yabona, ndibazisela ububi;
ezingayi kuba nako ukuphuncuka kuzo; nokuba baya kuzibika kubo
mna, andiyi kubaphulaphula.
11:12 Iya kuhamba imizi yakwaYuda nabemi baseYerusalem, bakhale;
koothixo abaqhumisela kubo, ke bona abayi kubasindisa
konke ngexesha lembandezelo yabo.
11:13 Ngokuba ngangenani lemizi yakho, baba ngako oothixo bakaYuda; kwaye
Enizimisileyo ngokwenani lezitrato zaseYerusalem
izibingelelo zelihlazo, izibingelelo zokuqhumisela kuBhahali.
11:14 Wena ke musa ukubathandazela aba bantu, ungaphimiseli kuhlahlamba nakuthandaza
ngokuba andiyi kuva ngexesha lokukhala kwabo kum
ingxaki yabo.
11:15 Ifuna ntoni intanda yam endlwini yam, isebenzile nje?
namanyala kwabaninzi, nenyama engcwele na yemka kuwe? xa wena
wenza okubi, wovuya.
11:16 UYehova wakubiza ngegama lokuba ungumnquma oluhlaza, oyimpuluswa, osiqhamo sihle;
kukho isandi sengxokozelo enkulu, ifake isikhuni phezu kwayo;
amasebe awo aqhawuke.
11:17 Ngokuba uYehova wemikhosi, owakutyalayo, uthethe okubi ngani;
ngenxa yobubi bendlu kaSirayeli nobendlu kaYuda;
abazenzileyo ngokundiqumbisa
babingelela isiqhumiso kuBhahali.
11:18 Ke kaloku uYehova wandazisa, ndazi;
wandibonisa izenzo zabo.
11:19 Ndaba njengemvana esiwa ekuxhelweni; kwaye nam
babengazi ukuba bacebe ngam, besithi, Makhe
wonakalisa umthi neziqhamo zawo, simnqumle phakathi
Lilizwe labaphilileyo, lingabi sakhunjulwa igama lakhe.
11:20 Ke, Yehova wemikhosi, ugweba ngobulungisa, ozicikidayo izintso
mandiyibone intliziyo yakho impindezelo yakho kubo, ngokuba ndinawe
utyhile unobangela wam.
11:21 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova ngamadoda aseAnatoti, abakufunayo
esithi, Musa ukuprofeta egameni likaYehova, ukuze ungafi ngayo
isandla sethu:
11:22 Ngako oko, utsho uYehova wemikhosi ukuthi, Yabona, ndiya kubavelela;
amadodana aya kufa likrele; boba ngoonyana babo neentombi zabo
bafa yindlala;
11:23 Akuyi kubakho masalela kubo, ngokuba ndibazisela ububi
amadoda aseAnatoti, umnyaka wokuvelelwa kwawo.